Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Ray Dalio says wealth inequality is a national emergency – CBS News
- Davos panel on inequality becomes discussion about the very rich ‘paying their fair share’. – Infadium
- Top Candidate to Lead the Bank of England Explains Why Capitalism May Not Survive the 21st Century – Hidden Forces
- Sony shares surge after Reuters reports Third Point building stake again – Reuters
- The ‘Trump effect’ is slowing progress on climate change, but investors are fighting back and winning – CNBC
- Explainer – For Fed’s trillions in bonds, size isn’t all that matters – Reuters
- Hidden Costs of the Minimum Wage – Econ Lib
Americas:
- Ray Dalio says the economy poses ‘an existential threat for the US’ – Business Insider
- California coffers to swell when billion-dollar firms premiere on Wall Street – SF Chronicle
- Canada February building permits -5.7% vs +2.0% expected – Forex Live
- Sacramento wants to tax soda, tires, guns, water, pain pills, lawyers, car batteries – LA Times
- U.S. Fed proposes new regulatory regime for foreign banks – Reuters
- Payrolls post another disappointing month in March as job market keeps slowing – CNBC
- Fed claps back at Trump over claims that monetary ‘tightening’ is hurting the economy – CNBC
- G.O.P. Cruelty Is a Pre-existing Condition – NY Times
Europe:
- German exports, imports drop more than expected in February – Reuters
- Poor public transport explains the UK’s productivity puzzle – City Metric
- The German economy just had its worst year since 2013 – CNN
- Germany’s economy: Should we be worried – BBC
- EU will stand ‘fully behind Ireland’, says Barnier – RTE
- Scottish economy ‘moving closer to EU’ – BBC
Asia:
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- Sony shares surge after Reuters reports Third Point building stake again – Reuters
- China is on a Big Gold-Buying Spree – Bloomberg
- Chinese city calls in riot police as angry investors protest outside P2P lender’s headquarters – SCMP
- Hong Kong’s financial regulator urged to keep an open mind on fintech start-ups as city hands out virtual bank licences – SCMP
- China’s ‘junk bonds’ are looking more and more attractive to some investors – CNBC
- President Donald Trump says India charging US over 100 per cent tariffs on many products – Indian Express
Trans-Tasman:
- Tax cuts will cost $30 billion a year and may drive budget back to deficit, research finds – The SMH
- Malcolm Turnbull slams Peter Dutton and Scott Morrison over Chinese donor revelations – ABC
- Melbourne’s Vegan Protests Lose Momentum As Activists Begin Napping Due To Iron Deficiencies – Betoota Advocate
- Melissa Price gives Adani groundwater approval – The Guardian
- Coalition senator’s reported threat to Environment Minister could spark Adani appeal, lawyers say – ABC
- No end in sight for Federal Government advertising until the PM calls an election – ABC
- Coalition’s proposed anti-corruption body flawed and weak, police veteran warns – The Guardian
- ‘Make the best of what we have’: Labor rules out sweeping NBN overhaul in new policy – The SMH
- Insect population faces ‘catastrophic’ collapse: Sydney research – Sydney.edu.au
- Chinese billionaire chasing passport paid Liberal lobbyist who boasted of direct line to Dutton – ABC
- Farmers’ protest is a sign water politics is about to go into hyperdrive – The Guardian
- Auckland a buyer’s market as stock of properties for sale builds up and asking prices ease – Interest.co.nz